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Colour

#0E8ACE

  • #0E8ACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0E8ACE is a blue with RGB values 14, 138, 206 and HSL 201°, 87%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0E8ACE#0E8ACE
HEX#0E8ACE
RGBrgb(14, 138, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.5412, 0.8078
RGB percentages5.5%, 54.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(201.3, 87.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 93.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK93.2%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer953,038
CSS custom property--colour: #0E8ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#F17531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#507CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE520E
Analogous#0ECEB2, #0E2ACE
Triadic#CE0E8A, #8ACE0E
Split complementary#CE0E2A, #CEB20E
Tetradic#B20ECE, #CE520E, #2ACE0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEDFFA
Lighter +30%#7FCCF6
Lighter +20%#4FB9F3
Lighter +10%#1FA6F0
Darker −10%#0B6A9E
Darker −20%#084A6E
Darker −30%#042A3F
Darker −40%#010A0F
More saturated +25%#008EDC
Less saturated −25%#2A82B3

Channel breakdown

R14
G138
B206
Red14 (5.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)87.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 8A · B CE

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